All Announcements

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All Announcements

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Take the 2025 UBC Okanagan Transportation Survey

Share your experiences by Oct. 10.
Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations Fund (ALT-2040)

UBCO faculty are invited to submit a proposal by Dec. 15.
Changes to Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments & Upcoming Information Sessions

Find information on the updated policy & register for an upcoming info session.
MD Undergraduate Admissions: Interviewers Needed

Sign up to help select the next class of medical students at UBC by Oct. 31.
Launching UBC’s Strategic Directions 2025–2030

Learn about the new plan & register for a launch event.
Open educational resource (OER) grants

Apply for grants supporting the use of open educational resources in UBCV credit courses.
Staff Mentoring Program 2026

Apply as a mentor by Oct. 31.
Advanced Research Computing information session

Register for the Sept. 26 session to learn how ARC can support your research.
Welcome to the new academic year

Read the update from Mieke Koehoorn, Dean pro tem, Faculty of Medicine.

Events

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Climate Solutions Research Collective welcome & launch

Learn about this new initiative at the Sep. 15 launch event.
CTLT Summer Institute: Fundamentals of Teaching & Learning

New instructors: Learn & network with other UBC educators Aug 21–25.
New faculty professional development opportunities

See upcoming teaching & learning workshops & resources from the CTLT.
Symposium on Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases

Register by July 14 to attend the July 19 event.
Obstetrics & Gynecology: Department Head Candidate presentation

Register to join the June 29 online presentation.
Join UBC at UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28)

Submit your application to join the delegation by July 14.
Climate Change: Understanding and Managing the Significant Health Impacts of Extreme Heat Events

Join the online webinar on June 22.
SSC Leadership and EDI Workshop

Register to join other physician leaders for this June 10 workshop.
Together|Ensemble at UBC — Advancing the SDGs in B.C.

Register to join the June 7 event at UBC Vancouver.

Funding & Awards

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Plan an event for Thrive month with a Thrive Grant

Apply for support with your event by Oct. 7.
OER Excellence and Impact Awards

Faculty at UBCV & UBCO, nominate by Oct. 17.
Ministry of Health Seed Grant Program

Submit a notice of intent by Sep. 27.
Community-University Engagement Support Fund

Attend the Sep. 12 info session, & submit a Notice of Intent by Sep. 27.
StEAR Enhancement Fund: Call for proposals

Apply by Sep. 16 to advance UBC’s equity & anti-racism priorities.
Ho-Am Prize 2025

Submit nominations for internal review by Sep. 23.
Precision Health Catalyst Grant Competition

Apply for 2024 grants by Sep. 30.
Postdoctoral Exchange Travel Award: NTU LKCMedicine

Postdoctoral fellows, apply to engage in research at Nanyang Technological University for 4–6 months.
Faculty Research Awards — call for nominations

Submit an Expression of Intent by Sep. 16 & final submission by Nov. 15.

Appointment

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Dr. Alex Scott appointed Head, Department of Physical Therapy

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Scott as Head, Department of Physical Therapy, effective November 28, 2022 to June 30, 2028. Dr. Scott is a Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, which he first joined in 2010.…
Dr. Kiran Veerapen extended as Assistant Dean, Faculty Development

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education. I am pleased to announce the extension of Dr. Kiran Veerapen as Assistant Dean, Faculty Development, in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Veerapen is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Veerapen will continue to provide strategic leadership…
Dr. Calvin Roskelley appointed interim Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education and Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Calvin Roskelley as the interim Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Roskelley is a professor in the Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences. His research…
Dr. Dean Jones reappointed Associate Dean, Fraser

A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education and Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine. We are pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Dean Jones as Associate Dean, Fraser for a five-year term effective to September 30, 2027. During his first term, Dr. Jones supported the successful implementation of medical and health professions distribution…
Dr. Anurag Singh appointed Director of Northern Centre for Clinical Research

A message from Robert McMaster, Vice-Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine; Fraser Bell, Vice President, Planning and Quality, Northern Health; and Kathy Lewis, Interim Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Northern British Columbia. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anurag Singh as the inaugural Director of the Northern Centre for Clinical Research…
Dr. Jan Friedman appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jan Friedman has been appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Friedman’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. Matthew Loricz. Dr. Jan Friedman is a clinical geneticist and professor of Medical…
Drs. Valter Ciocca & Paola Colozzo appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Valter Ciocca and reappointment of Dr. Paola Colozzo as interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Ciocca’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. Lorienne Jenstad as interim Co-Director of the School.…
Dr. Peter Cripton appointed Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Cripton as Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering for a one-year term, effective to June 30, 2023. Dr. Cripton will be taking on this role while Dr. Peter Zandstra is on a one-year administrative leave.…
Drs. Lorienne Jenstad & Paola Colozzo appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Lorienne Jenstad and Dr. Paola Colozzo have been appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, effective to August 31, 2022. Dr. Jenstad is an audiologist and associate professor at the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, where she directs the…